Carnival Spirit offers a wide variety of dining options from casual to the more formal Main Dining Room. Also, Carnival Legend features the Supper Club specialty restaurant located on the Sun Deck. Whatever your preference, there are a lot of choices on the menu.
Carnival Spirit Restaurants:
- Fountain Cafe: specialty coffees and desserts, note these cost extra
- La Playa Grill: casual buffet
- Empire Room: main dining
- Supper Club: fine dining. There is a $30 charge per person and children are not permitted
- Pizza and a 24-hour room service menu are also available
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Carnival Spirit features more than a dozen bars & lounges. Whether you are looking for a quiet drink or a place to meet up with friends for the evening, the choices are extensive. Here are some of the most popular spots onboard:
- Deco Lounge
- Champion's Sports Bar
- Versailles Bar
- Shanghai Bar
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Carnival Spirit has a wide variety of nightly entertainment onboard. In the bars, lounges and on deck, you will find individual musicians, performers, singers and a Caribbean band.
The focal point for large scale productions is Pharaoh's Show lounge located on the Promenade Deck. Typically, there is a Las Vegas-style production as well as a late night comedian.
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Carnival Spirit's Louis XIV Casino is located on the Promenade Deck and is open while the ship is "At Sea." You will find popular games, including Black Jack, Caribbean Stud Poker, Craps, Mega Cash, Roulette, Slot Machines, Texas Hold'em Poker and Three Card Poker.
Typically, there will be Slot & Texas Hold'em tournaments while you are onboard. Unlike Las Vegas casinos, Texas Hold'em onboard is an automated video game designed to speed-up play. Like most cruise lines, Carnival offers a casino loyalty program. Just a reminder, you must be 18 years of age to enter the casino.
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Carnival Spirit (first of the Spirit Class ships) entered service in 2001. Carnival Spirit is 960 feet in length, has 12 decks and an 11 story atrium. With a capacity just over 2100, Carnival Spirit has roughly 2.3 passengers per crew member.
Carnival Cruise Lines has been operating since 1972 and currently has 23 ships in service worldwide. When doing your homework on Carnival, take note that the fleet is divided into 7 classes of ships based on size, capacity and when the ship entered service. Carnival offers an affordable price point and has the reputation of being a family friendly cruise line. In an effort to keep pace with competition, Carnival has added new outdoor amenities on several ships. Recent travelers are impressed with the WaterWorks spray park for kids, the Serenity Adult Only Retreat and Carnival's Seaside Theatre that shows movies and sporting events on a large screen video board.
Carnival Spirit will keep a busy schedule in 2011. The ship cruises to Alaska and the Pacific Northwest during the Summer months. In Winter, Carnival Spirit heads to the Mexican Riviera from her home port in San Diego, California.
Carnival Cruise Lines offers passengers a diverse menu of shore excursions based on approximately 20 different activity types (easy, moderate and considerable). You can search for excursions by Destination and Port on Carnival's website. Reservations can be made once you have paid a cruise deposit. Tip: reserve shore excursions early, as they tend to fill up rapidly.
Carnival Spirit has roughly 1,000 cabins onboard. While most cabins have ocean views, almost 71% feature balconies. When selecting a cabin, make sure you know which public areas are near, above and below your cabin. Everyone's tastes are different, but it's best not to be surprised when you get onboard.
Carnival Spirit's beds are mostly two twin-size configured into a king-size. The cruise line features its Carnival Comfort Collection consisting of: high thread count linens and duvets along with thick towels and bathrobes.
Carnival Spirit has a 24-hour Internet Cafe. The ship also features a WiFi network with limited range. You can rent laptops, but travelers suggest bringing your own if you need to be online. Here's what it will cost you for Internet Access:
Carnival Cruise Lines allows each guest over 21 to bring onboard one bottle (750 ml) of wine or champagne at the beginning of the cruise. If you bring your own wine to dinner, a corkage fee of $10/bottle will be applied in the restaurant and $14/bottle in the Supper Club.
Carnival Spirit has a several pools and hot tubs onboard. The Dome & Sun pools are located mid-ship on the Lido Deck. There is a kid's pool located on the Sports Deck with a water slide. The quieter Fantail pool is at the rear of the ship on the Lido Deck.
Carnival Spirit offers lots of activities onboard. Because there are so many families and young people, Carnival pays special attention to keeping passengers entertained. Here are some of the best not mentioned in other sections:
Carnival Spirit features a gym at the forward end of the Lido Deck. You can exercise on elliptical trainers, treadmills and stationary bikes. There are also weight training machines and free-weights available. They offer a number of classes, including aerobics.
Carnival Spirit's Spa is located on the Lido Deck and offers passengers a wide menu of treatments. Spa services include: manicures, pedicures, facials, body wraps and massage. There is also a hair salon available for both men & women, though it gets busy when there is a formal night in the dining room.